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Professor Jiri Lukas receives the Jahre prize 2020

Jiri Lukas from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research receives the Anders Jahre Medical Prize 2020 for his many years of outstanding research and work on cell cycle regulation and genome integrity in cancer.

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The Skin – the body's largest organ and defence system

Vitamins, pigment, touch. Our skin is a vital organ with many functions. Perhaps most importantly, it protects us against viruses and bacteria. But what happens when functions go wrong, and we get eczema, allergies and psoriasis? Today, scientists are still looking for answers on how to effectively treat many of the thousands of skin diseases.

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Cuckoo chicks have an innate GPS

By moving young cuckoos 1800 kilometres away from the nest in which they hatched, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the cuckoo chicks have an innate, internal GPS. The study lays the foundation for a broader understanding of bird migration.

7 week old embryo

Unique insight into the development of the human brain: Researchers produce a model of the early embryonic brain

Stem cell researchers from the University of Copenhagen have designed a model of an early embryonic brain. The model can help accelerate development of stem cell treatments for Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy and dementia.

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Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered how the protein PP2A can inhibit tumour growth in mice.

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Physicians and Biologists: Destruction of Nature and Climate Change May Increase the Risk of Pandemics Such as COVID-19

Devastation of ecosystems and climate change appear to affect how often viruses jump from animals to humans.

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Phd Defence Berta Sanz Morello
29 May 2020, 14:00-17:00 >

PhD defence Rasmus Skov Husted
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PhD defence Isabelle Wellhöfer
10 June 2020, 14:00-17:00 >

PhD defence Mirko Iubatti
11 June 2020, 14:00-17:00 >

PhD defence: Gry Assam Taarnhøj
15 June 2020, 14:00-17:00 >

PhD defence Anna Lind Hansen

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